Cream-colored hand shapes radiate outward against a deep black ground, their forms inspired by the delicate leaves of the ailanthus tree. The composition uses bold positive and negative space to create a rhythmic, almost botanical abstraction that feels both organic and deliberately constructed. Bound with 52 pages of 70lb paper, lined or unlined, behind an anti-scuff matte cover with wraparound artwork, made to order. Notes and sketches kept behind an independent artist's work, not a plain composition cover.